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Sir Christopher Chope

Conservative MP for Christchurch, since 1 May 1997

Sir Christopher Chope is the Conservative MP for Christchurch, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

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Scorecard

47.1% Attendance In the least-present tenth of MPs who vote
268 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 3 as teller
304 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
1 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
5 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
1257 Debates spoken in 1525 written questions tabled

Ranked 587 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 No vote 74–323
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No vote 104–391
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 No vote 164–311
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Aye 144–244
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 No vote 135–258
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 Aye 143–249
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Aye 85–317
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion No 233–94
16 Jun 2026 Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 No 262–86
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 Aye 162–246
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 Aye 151–258
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 No vote 77–255
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival No vote 24–37
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading No vote 278–149
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 No vote 155–279
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 No vote 167–266
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 No vote 77–271
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 No vote 356–86
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No vote 157–287
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No vote 94–297
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 No vote 90–290
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 No vote 145–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 65–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 No vote 81–266
3 Jun 2026 Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 302–155

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Carclew Limited
(Updated 20 June 2017)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Director of Carclew Limited, a small private company which provides business consultancy services but excludes advice on parliamentary or public affairs (previously registered under Category 1 and updated 20 June 2017).
(Registered 1 April 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

Retired barrister.
(Updated 1 June 2015)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Joint Treasurer of the British-American Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 12 July 2023
(Registered 31 January 2024)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name: Christine Chope
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Secretary
Working pattern: Full time

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

1257 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

Machine-readable: JSON for this MP.

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